Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:44pm on 08 Feb 2024,Thursday India
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announces the recommendation to suspend the India-Myanmar free movement regime, allowing travel within 16 km without paperwork. The move aims to bolster internal security and preserve the northeastern states' demographic structure. Shah emphasizes PM Modi's commitment to securing borders. The decision follows the announcement of border fencing, making it the third frontier to be fenced after Pakistan and Bangladesh. The scrapping is based on intelligence assessments to curb insurgencies, smuggling, and the drug trade. The free movement regime, initiated in 2018 for economic enhancement, faces potential legal challenges from affected tribal groups.
